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Cardiff City vs Blackpool

Championship
Cardiff
21-10-7
2-1
Final
Blackpool
15-11-13
Ninian Park

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BLP

Who won: Cardiff 2-1

Cardiff City beat Blackpool 2-1 on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at Ninian Park. Goals for Cardiff: Robert Earnshaw (44') and Alan Mahon (51'). Goals for Blackpool: Scott Taylor (37').

What it means

  • Blackpool has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Blackpool18th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Phillip BarnesG
  2. 2Simon GraysonD
  3. 3Mike FlynnD
  4. 4Colin HendryD
  5. 5Leam RichardsonD
  6. 6Danny CoidD
  7. 7Richard WellensM
  8. 8Keith SouthernM
  9. 9Martin BullockM
  10. 10John MurphyF
  11. 11Scott TaylorF
Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 2Steve JenkinsD
  3. 3Spencer PriorD
  4. 4Chris BarkerD
  5. 5Gary CroftD
  6. 6Willie BolandM
  7. 7Graham KavanaghM
  8. 8Alan MahonM
  9. 9Gareth AinsworthM
  10. 10Robert EarnshawF
  11. 11Peter ThorneF

Head to head

BLP leads series 1-0-2
Last meeting: Cardiff 1, Blackpool 1 (Dec 15)

Last 5

BLP
  • Tvs PLY1-1
  • L@ PTV0-1
  • Lvs BAR1-2
  • Wvs WYC1-0
  • L@ TRN1-2
CAR
  • T@ TRN3-3
  • Lvs NCO0-2
  • W@ BRE2-0
  • T@ STO1-1
  • W@ PTV2-0

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Game info

Venue
Ninian Park, Wales · Attendance 11,788

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBLP leads series 1-0-2

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